The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-01-21

7 Of F.and, Tiarstad and Hughes: Incorporation
Dodge Wells, Meade, McCumber, Campbell;
charitable and penal institutions, Smith, Dodge
Donovan. GriGsby. Foster. WashabauCh and
Hughes; immigration, Harstad, Meade, McCum.
her. BogarI, Ericsson; highways, bridges ana
ferries, Sheldon of Hand, Collins, Meade, Smith
and Wells.
THE HOUSE.
A joint resolution was passed providing that
each member shall be entitled to six daily
papers during the session. after a motion TO
make it ten had been voted down. Bills in
troduced:
BY Mr.. Burnham, to appropriate for support
Of fire departments of each city, town. village
or other municipal corporation in Dakota part
of the tax paid 'by fire insurance companies
upon premiums received by them in any such
town, city or village; by Nh. Dodds, TO amend
sections % and 81 OF subchapter 2. OF chaptel
II2 Of Session Laws of 1885, relating to road
tax: Mr.. Dodds, providing that notice Of chattel
mortgage sales where sum exceeds $50 shall. be-
At least once a week for two sue
cessive weeks next preceding the sale:
BY Mr.. Williams of Burleigh, to regu.
late the practice of pharmacy, the licensing
of persons to carry on such practice and the
sale of poison by Mr. Dodds, affecting the giving
OF mortgages upon ungrown. crops. IL provides
that any mortgage given after the date of the
approval of this act upon any grain or other cror
not in being, shall be null and void, provided
that the provisions of fhis act shall not apply Co
or affect any mortgages, given prior to the pas
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1887. By Mr.. Hawk, providing that whenever
the fees collected by any county treasurer shall
exceed $4,000 in any one year,such ex.
by Mr.. Adams, subdividing the Sixth Judicial
district, and providing for terms of court
therein; by Mr.. Fellows, providing = nxed sal
airy In lieu OF all fees for probate judges.
More business was transacted by the legis-
lature to-day than on any previous day OF
the session. The council refused TO concur
In the house joint resolution authorizing the
purchase of six newspapers daily Tor each
member. The question of means of cheap
transportation etwee the capitol building
and the abodes of state officers and members
Of the legislature was the subject of
an animated debate and resulted in the
adoption of a joint resolution providing for
the appointment OF a committee to see what
arrangements could be made. The fact that
the hacklnen of the city have taken advan-
cage OF the circumstance to bleed members
freely is o subject of sharp comment.
Among the bills introduced were the follow
ing:
BY Mr.. Hughes, ahoIishing the office Of county
assessor in certain cases and creating the Office
Of district assessor: by Mr.. Galloway, a memorial
20 congress-, asking the passage OF the Collins
bill: by Mr.. Campbell, providing for the fore
closure OF MORTGAGES on real estate Dy action
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by Mr.. Hughes, Co provide for the registration
and payment Of warrants drawn by the secre-
carries and presidents OF boards OF education and
10 prescribe rates Of interest thereon, liking the
interest on registered school district warrants
at s per cent; 10y Mr.. Hughes, TO forbid the
holding Of several offices by one person: by MIR.
| Campbell, providing for the costs and disburse-
ments of foreclosure by advertising being paid
from the proceeds If mortgage sale, and that at
torneys' fees. specified in the mortgage, be paid
on the filing of the affidavit of the attorney that
he receives all the fee and is a bona fide resident
of the judicial district
The rules were suspended to give Mr.. Lor-
ems, president of the Farmers Alliance, the
privilege OF the floor. and the council soon
after adjourned
IN THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Burnham moved to take up the report
Of the committee on rules adopted, and the
house went into committee of the whole, Mr..
Adams in the chair, to consider the rules.
Everything ran along smoothly until the
section was reached providing the number
of members the several committees should
be constituted of. The committee on rules
had provided that several of the committees
should consist of thirteen members each
Aikens, Elliott, Ward, Stewart of Walsh, and
Burnham argued that uch committees would
be cumbersome and hinder rather than ex-
pedite business A motion to reduce the
committees to seven n mir member
! prevailed The rest of the rules
were then approved with no material
change. They are practically the rules of
the last session. The committee rose and
reported to the house, and the rules as a
whole were adopted Mr.. Burnham moved
that q committee consisting of Messrs. Pat
ton of Lawrence, Dodd and Millimore be APP
pointed to prepars q bill to extend the time
when penalties attach for non-pay,nent
OF taxes of 1886
By Mr.. Aiken. providing that irrelevant testi-
mony NAV be stricken out: by Mr.. Dodds, re-
| pealing the act to authorize the Nelson county
commissioners to fund outstanding indebted
ness; by Mr.. Fletcher, to amend the noxlous
weed act, providing for the obstruction or Can
ada thistles, cookie burr and mustard on lands
occupied By individuals or corporations. under
the direction OF township supervisors or county
commissioners: overseers OF highway are 70
destroy weeds on highways and vacant lands,
the cost OF the latter TO be entered as y tax
against the lands: the bill Is very stringent IN
It's provisionsl: by MIR. Green. TO legalize the as
sessment of taxes heretofore made wherein there
was failure to make the proper warrant author
izing the county treasurer to collect: by Mr..
Mallory, empowering county commissioners To
extend to June i the time Wnen the taxes OF
1856 become delinquent.
The speaker announced the following
sTANDING COMMITTEES:
judiciary, Aiken. Pruitt, Williams, Burnham.
Roger, Patten Of Miner. Adams, SohnaiGt; edu-
rill. Hubbard. Jones: ways and means.
Hobart, Ward, Dodd. Stewart, Walsh, Moore,
Schnaidt. Dutch: appropriations. Fletcher,
White. Patton. Gilbert, Williams. Patten Of MI
ner. Fellows: counties, Mosre. Patton. Dodd,
| Rugcles, Shook, Norris. Sullivan: townships
and cities. TerrilL Bidlane, Harkins. Mentzer.
Schmidt. Hobart, Fellows: public printing,
Ruggles, Dodds; epgrossed and en-
rolled bills, Pruitt. Williams of Grant.
Miltimore. Green, Sprague. Ruggles, Stewart, OF
Fall River; territorial affairs. Stewart Of Walsh,
Moore, Hubbard, Williams, Ely, Terrill, Sprague:
agriculture. White. Burnham. Morris, Hubbard.